Which to use
“seelisch” and “seelischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,920
- “seelisch” frequency rank
- #21,420
- “seelischen” frequency rank
- 46340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seelisch | seelischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Seele, die innere Verfassung des Menschen betreffend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs seelisch |
Where the eye mixes seelisch and seelischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. seelisch runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCC) against seelischen's 10 (CVVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seelisch vs seelischen
A purely visual mix-up. seelisch ([ˈzeːlɪʃ]) and seelischen ([ˈzeːlɪʃn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “seelisch” sits inside “seelischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seelisch is recorded at frequency rank #24,920, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃ]. seelischen is at rank #21,420, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːlɪʃn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46340, this pair ranks #1,322,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seelisch vs seelischen
Shared letters: cehils. Private to "seelisch": -. Private to "seelischen": n.
"seelisch" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC · "seelischen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seelisch ← eselisch · seeilsch · seelicsh · seeliscch · seelischh · seelishc · seelissch · seellisch
- seelischen ← eselischen · seeilschen · seelicshen · seeliscchen · seeliscehn · seelischenn · seelischhen · seelischne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seelisch" and "seelischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "seelisch" or "seelischen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "seelisch" and "seelischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seelisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seelischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,322,418 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seelisch" and "seelischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seelisch vs seelischer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,322,418 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.